Category Archives: USA

Thank you Olli for the kind invitation to visit your blog. New York City is a fantastic place to visit art museums. Sometimes art can be found from streets, like this Lady. I took the photo in November 2012 in … Continue reading →

Two posters, two superpowers, two objects … two success? * * * The first poster “нет!” (“No!”) I saw in flea market in Estonia. It has been drawn by Russian V. I. Govorkov, who was active from early 1930’s to late 1960’s. … Continue reading →

In Pori Jazz 1976 we could enjoy the original and traditional New Orleans jazz, played by Preservation Hall Jazz Band (PHJB). The members of the band in Pori were: Dave Williams (April 26, 1920 – March 13, 1982), piano Emanuel Sayles (January 31, … Continue reading →

During the past 15 or so years the photography industry has faced a dramatic change. The introduction of affordable digital cameras and camera phones, cheaper and bigger image storage media, expansion of the internet access and easiness of image sharing … Continue reading →

July 16th, 1976. U.S. Army Band is playing in front of the Town Hall of Pori. I notice a slightly more formally dressed gentleman using a movie camera. He is clearly not a standard Pori Jazz visitor. So I take … Continue reading →

July 4, 1776, the USA declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. The students of the Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois have left a very topical message to the USA and the whole world: “You too can rule the world. You … Continue reading →